diff --git a/src/fold.c b/src/fold.c
index cba1375..d75e937 100644
--- a/src/fold.c
+++ b/src/fold.c
@@ -2505,7 +2505,11 @@
 			 * before where we started looking, extend it.  If it
 			 * starts at another line, update nested folds to keep
 			 * their position, compensating for the new fd_top. */
-			if (fp->fd_top >= startlnum && fp->fd_top != firstlnum)
+			if (fp->fd_top == firstlnum)
+			{
+			    /* have found a fold beginning where we want */
+			}
+			else if (fp->fd_top >= startlnum)
 			{
 			    if (fp->fd_top > firstlnum)
 				/* like lines are inserted */
@@ -2523,18 +2527,44 @@
 			    fp->fd_top = firstlnum;
 			    fold_changed = TRUE;
 			}
-			else if (flp->start != 0 && lvl == level
-						   && fp->fd_top != firstlnum)
+			else if ((flp->start != 0 && lvl == level)
+						     || firstlnum != startlnum)
 			{
-			    /* Existing fold that includes startlnum must stop
-			     * if we find the start of a new fold at the same
-			     * level.  Split it.  Delete contained folds at
-			     * this point to split them too. */
-			    foldRemove(&fp->fd_nested, flp->lnum - fp->fd_top,
-						      flp->lnum - fp->fd_top);
+			    linenr_T breakstart;
+			    linenr_T breakend;
+
+			    /*
+			     * Before there was a fold spanning from above
+			     * startlnum to below firstlnum. This fold is valid
+			     * above startlnum (because we are not updating
+			     * that range), but there should now be a break in
+			     * it.
+			     * If the break is because we are now forced to
+			     * start a new fold at the level "level" at line
+			     * fline->lnum, then we need to split the fold at
+			     * fline->lnum.
+			     * If the break is because the range
+			     * [startlnum, firstlnum) is now at a lower indent
+			     * than "level", we need to split the fold in this
+			     * range.
+			     * Any splits have to be done recursively.
+			     */
+			    if (firstlnum != startlnum)
+			    {
+				breakstart = startlnum;
+				breakend = firstlnum;
+			    }
+			    else
+			    {
+				breakstart = flp->lnum;
+				breakend = flp->lnum;
+			    }
+			    foldRemove(&fp->fd_nested, breakstart - fp->fd_top,
+						      breakend - fp->fd_top);
 			    i = (int)(fp - (fold_T *)gap->ga_data);
-			    foldSplit(gap, i, flp->lnum, flp->lnum - 1);
+			    foldSplit(gap, i, breakstart, breakend - 1);
 			    fp = (fold_T *)gap->ga_data + i + 1;
+
 			    /* If using the "marker" or "syntax" method, we
 			     * need to continue until the end of the fold is
 			     * found. */
@@ -2543,6 +2573,20 @@
 				    || getlevel == foldlevelSyntax)
 				finish = TRUE;
 			}
+
+			if (fp->fd_top == startlnum && concat)
+			{
+			    i = (int)(fp - (fold_T *)gap->ga_data);
+			    if (i != 0)
+			    {
+				fp2 = fp - 1;
+				if (fp2->fd_top + fp2->fd_len == fp->fd_top)
+				{
+				    foldMerge(fp2, gap, fp);
+				    fp = fp2;
+				}
+			    }
+			}
 			break;
 		    }
 		    if (fp->fd_top >= startlnum)